Suspend your disbelief for a moment and enjoy.

Rating: 8/10 (28 June 2003)

Certainly there are many who would say that "28 days later" is based on an unrealistic premise, and has several chronological impossibilities, and conceptual absurdities, however this is very enjoyable Sci-fi movie, and enjoyable sci-fi horror movies are very few and far between, so realise the good in this one and it might just make your day.
Suspend your disbelief for one moment and enjoy the mood of this film.
I'm a Brit too and seeing my beloved London does admittedly bring a tear having lived in the states for over a year now, but with my own personal motivations aside this movie is striking and captivating throughout.
Consider this: Everyone is dead but you and a few others.
What would you do? drug yourself into a coma? break into shops and steal whatever you can lay your hands on, perhaps spend your last days feasting on the finest foods and drinks you can find? Would you look for a way to renew civilization? would you fight against adversity? Would you kill to stay alive? Would you kill a friend to stay alive?
These thoughts were all on my mind in the first ten minutes of this movie.
It is no spoiler to say that H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is very much brought to mind when watching this film, but the alien killing machines are replaced with former humans - now killer zombies so-to-speak.
The Aliens saga also comes to mind, it's kind of like the story was written by the illigitimate and miraculous lovechild of Steven King and Michael Crichton.
The horror, gore and violence level is high, and in the theatre I was in I saw some dumb woman had brought a young son to the movie, who I felt very sorry for, he's likely going to be in therapy for a long time.
Don't bring kids to this one guys, I know it says R, but you should be warned, this will given the timid and the little ones nightmares on epic scale.
The cinematography seems very fresh, fluid and yet juggled with complex camera angles and tracking shots. The mood is dark, and filled with suspense and a tension between the characters which constantly nears breaking point, but somehow there is humor too.
Yes, this movie isnt exactly realistic, you'll have to forgive the writers that, but if you give the director a chance he'll keep you on the edge of your seat for two hours.
Almost Magnificent 8/10